New York is Considering Recreational Cannabis Legalization

New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo is urging state lawmakers to provide funding to establish a commission that would study the feasibility of legalizing adult-use marijuana in the state.

The study would explore recreational legalization’s health effects, economic impact, criminal justice impact and how recreational legalization by some of New York’s neighbors would affect the state, according to Buffalo TV station WKBW.

The announcement – which Gov. Andrew Cuomo made during his annual budget address to lawmakers – comes as three of New York’s neighbors move closer to having full-fledged recreational marijuana markets: